SUPPORTER

supporter. Supporter, n. one who supports, a defender, a prop

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Sup‐port″er (?), n. 1. 1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.
The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. Bacon. The saints have a . . . supporter in all their miseries. South. 2. 2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate.
3. 3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.
4. 4. (Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures.
5. 5. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.